Floribunda rose plant named ‘FRYcentury’

ABSTRACT

A new variety Floribunda rose, ( Rosa hybrida ) suitable for garden decoration, having flowers of pale peach and pink coloration.

Classification: The present invention relates to a new Rosa hybridaplant.

Variety denomination: The new plant has the varietal denomination‘FRYcentury’.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Floribunda Rose.The varietal denomination of the new variety is ‘FRYcentury’. It has asits seed parent the variety known as Silver Jubilee and as its pollenparent the unpatented variety known as an unpatented, unnamed seedlingbred from ‘FRYrelax’ (Pensioner's Voice)×‘Cheshire Life’.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Among the features that distinguish the new variety from other presentlyavailable and known commercial rose cultivars are the followingcombination of characteristics: its multi-colored blossoms with perfectspiral form and its healthy, shiny dark green foliage. The plant is abushy, upright growing and slightly spreading plant, suitable foroutdoor garden decoration.

Asexual reproduction of the new variety by budding as performed inWilsonville, Oreg., and Kern County, Calif. shows that the foregoing andother distinguishing characteristics come true to form and areestablished and transmitted through succeeding propagations.‘FRYcentury’ may be asexually propagated by cuttings, budding, grafting,layering or tissue culture.

COMPARISON WITH PARENTS

The new rose may be distinguished from its seed parent, ‘Silver Jubilee’by the following combination of characteristics: ‘Silver Jubilee’ is ahybrid tea of small to medium size borne on short stems on a shortdensely foliage plant. The colors are a blend of medium and light pinkwith very little yellow. ‘FRYcentury’ is a blend of yellow and pink andcomes on in clusters of flowers.

The new variety may be distinguished from its pollen parent, unnamedseedling bred from ‘FRYrelax’×‘Cheshire Life’ by the followingcombination of characteristics: the unnamed seedling is a creamy pinkhybrid tea with no yellow coloring.

The unnamed seedling's pollen parent, ‘Cheshire Life’, is anorange-vermilion hybrid tea. The unnamed seedling's seed parent,‘FRYrelax’ is an orange-apricot floribunda.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF ILLUSTRATION

The accompanying photograph illustrates specimens of the new variety andshows the flowering thereof from bud to full bloom depicted in color asnearly correct as it is possible to make in a color illustration of thecharacter. Throughout this specification, color values are based uponThe Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society of London, England,except where common terms of color definition are employed.

DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW VARIETY

The following description is of rose plants of the new cultivar grownoutdoors in Wilsonville, Oreg. in the month of September. Phenotypicexpression may vary with environmental, cultural and climaticconditions, as well as differences in conditions of light and soil.

‘FRYcentury’ is a new floribunda in the class Rosa hybrida with largeflower size produced primarily in small (3-5 flowers) clusters. Thecolor is light pink with pale apricot shadings in the center fading topale pink with pale peach shading in the heart of the bloom at finish.

Flowers are high centered with an imbricate form and are carriedupright. Bloom during the season is nearly continuous. The plant isupright with shiny, dark green foliage that is very resistant todisease.

FLOWER

The new variety bears its flowers usually in clusters of three to fiveor more per stem. Flowers are borne in irregular flat clusters on stronglong stems (about 50 to about 70 cm.). Outdoors, the plant blooms veryfreely nearly continuously during the growing season. The flowers have aslight to moderate tea fragrance.

BUD

The peduncle is about 6 to about 8 cm. in length, of average caliper,and usually erect. It is almost moderately smooth, with many hairs andprickles. Peduncle color is between 144B and 144C.

Before the calyx breaks, the bud is about 1.5 to about 2 cm. in diameterat the widest point, about 2 to about 2.5 cm. in length, and pointed inshape with a conspicuous neck. The surface of the bud bears somefoliaceous appendages moss tomentum and stipitate glands, usually withslender much cut bristle-like foliaceous parts extending beyond the tipof the bud about ½ or more of its length. Bud color is between 144B and144C.

The inner surface of the sepals is covered and edged with fine woolytomentum; sepal margins are lined with few stipitate glands.

As the petals open (after the calyx breaks), the bud is about 3 to about3.5 cm. in diameter at the widest point, about 3.5 to about 4 cm. inlength, and moderately pointed in form. The color of the under surfaceof the newly opened petals is between 12C and 12D. At the point wherethe petal attaches, there is a moderately large zone of near 12B. The 2outer guard petals are often brushed 48A to 48B. The color of the uppersurfaces of the newly opened petals is between 19A and 19B. At the pointwhere the petal attaches, there is a moderately large zone of near 12B.

BLOOM

When fully open, the bloom ranges from about 8 to about 10 cm. indiameter. Petalage is double with about 24 to 30 petals and about 2 to 4petaloids arranged irregularly. When partially open, the bloom form ismoderately full to high centered and the petals are loosely spiraledwith petal edges moderately reflexed outward. When fully open, the bloomform is moderately cupped, and the petals are loosely imbricated withpetal edges moderately reflexed outward. Pistils and stamens are evidentwhen fully open.

PETALS

The substance of the petals is moderately crisp and of medium thickness,with upper surfaces satiny and under surfaces moderately shiny. Theouter petals are broadly round to ovate in shape with apices somewhatrounded to flat. The inner petals are broadly ovate in shape with apicesmoderately rounded. The petal width is from about 5.5 to about 6.5 cmand the petal length is from about 5.5 to about 7.0 cm. Outer rows ofpetals tend to be slightly longer and wider than the inner rows.

The petaloid surface is between 21A and 26B with a reverse color between20A and 20B. The length of the petaloids are from about 1.5 cm to about3.0 cm and their width is from about 0.5 cm to about 1.7 cm. Thepetaloids are highly convoluted with the upper surface satiny in textureand the lower surface shiny.

NEWLY OPENED FLOWER

The under surface of the outer petals is between 23D and 24D. At thepoint where the petal attaches, there is a somewhat large zone ofbetween 12A and 12B. The upper surface of the outer petals is between26C and 26D. At the point where the petal attaches, there is amoderately large zone of near 14B.

The under surface of the intermediate petals is between 27A and 27B. Theupper surface of the intermediate petals is between 26C and 26D.

The under surface of the inner petals is between 26C and 26D. The uppersurface of the inner petals is between 28C and 28D.

The general tonality of the newly opened flower is between 23B and 26B.

THREE-DAY-OLD-FLOWER

The under surface of the outer petals is near 20D. At the point wherethe petal attaches, there is a large zone of between 12B and 12C. Theupper surface of the outer petals is between 49C and 49D. At the pointwhere the petal attaches, there is a moderately large zone of between12B and 12C.

The under surface of the inner petals is between 20C and 20D. The uppersurface of the inner petals is between 20C and 22D.

The general tonality of the three-day-old-flower is between 22C and 23D.

On the spent bloom, the petals usually drop off cleanly and are notparticularly affected by cold, hot, wet, or dry weather except fadingaccelerates in hot weather.

In September in Wilsonville, Oreg., blooms on the bush growing outdoorsgenerally last about four to five or more days. Cut roses from plantsgrown outdoors and kept at normal indoor living temperatures generallylast about three to four or more days.

MALE REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS

Stamens are average in number (approximately 125) and are arrangedirregularly about the pistils. The filaments are short without anthers.Filaments are between 14B and 14C in color. The anthers are somewhatsmall for the class and all open approximately at the same time. Anthercolor is near 11A when immature and between 14A and 15A at maturity.Pollen is sparse to moderate and near 23A in color.

FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS

Pistils are few in number (approximately 30). Between the stamens andthe pistils there appears a large number of foliaceous pistils withoutstigmatic surface. The styles are very uneven, moderately short inlength, moderately heavy in caliper, and densely bunched. Stigma coloris between 2A and 3A. Style color is between 1A and 1B and verytomentose. Ovaries are usually all enclosed in the calyx.

Hips have not been observed on this variety when grown in Wilsonville,Oreg. Generally hips turn brown and absciss without setting seed.

FOLIAGE

The compound leaves are usually comprised of three to five leaflets andare borne abundantly. The leaves are about 4 to about 6.5 cm. in lengthand about 3 to about 4.5 cm. in width at the widest point, moderatelyleathery to crisp in texture, and semi-glossy in finish. The terminalleaflets are about 6 cm. in length and about 4 cm. in width at thewidest point, shaped somewhat oval to ovate with moderately acuminateapices and round bases. Their margins are usually simply serrate.

The upper surface of the mature leaf is between 137A and 137B. The undersurface of the mature leaf is between 138B and 138C. The upper surfaceof the young leaf is between 152B and 152C, sometimes heavily suffusedwith near 60B especially along the margins of the terminal leaves. Theyoung leaves are very shiny. The under surface of the young leaf is near144C, lightly suffused with near 60B.

The rachis is light in caliper and somewhat smooth. The upper side isshallowly grooved with few hairs and stipitate glands on the edges ofthe grooves. The under side of the rachis is very smooth with fewprickles.

The stipules are about 1 to about 1.5 cm. in length and moderatelynarrow width with long straight points that usually turn out at an angleof less than 45 degrees.

The plant displays an above average degree of resistance to powderymildew and blackspot and rust as compared to other commercial varietiesgrown under comparable conditions in Wilsonville, Oreg.

GROWTH

The plant has a bushy, upright, slightly spreading, medium height growthhabit (about 125 to about 150 cm. in height and about 65 to about 80 cm.spread at the widest point), with moderately full branching. It displaysmoderately vigorous growth and the canes are of moderately light tomedium caliper for the class.

The color of the major stems is between 143B and 143C. They bear fewlarge prickles that are about 1 to about 1.5 cm. in length. The largeprickles are almost straight with a moderately medium length to broadrounded base; prickle color is between 173A and 175A. The major stembears very few small prickles of similar shape and coloration and whichare between 173A and 175A in color. There are no coarse hairs.

The color of the branches is between 143B and 143C. They bear few largeprickles which are of similar size and shape to the large prickles onthe major stems; prickle color is between 164D and 165D and slightlytranslucent. The branches bear few small prickles of similar shape andcoloration and which are between 164D and 165D in color. There are nocoarse hairs.

The color of the new shoots is between 144B and 145A sometimes lightlysuffused with near 60B. They bear few large prickles, which are ofsimilar size and shape to the large prickles on the major stems; pricklecolor is between 164D and 165D. The shoots bear few small prickles ofsimilar shape and coloration. There are no coarse hairs.

I claim:
 1. A new and distinct Floribunda rose plant of the variety‘FRYcentury’ substantially as described and illustrated herein.